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15:33 Indonesia defies global coal retreat with captive plant boom

JAKARTA — As much of the world shutters coal power plants and shelves new proposals, Indonesia is bucking the trend — adding the third-highest volume of coal capacity globally in 2024, driven largely by the need to power a growing fleet of metal smelters. This places Indonesia among a shrinking group of nations still expanding […]

14:40 Nepal announces its snow leopard population after first-of-its-kind assessment

KATHMANDU — Following decades of speculation, skepticism and lack of consensus, Nepal’s government has announced the country’s first-ever consolidated national estimate of snow leopards (Panther uncia): 397 individuals. The figure, which translates to 1.56 individuals per 100 square kilometers (38.6 square miles), was reported by an expert committee following months of work which involved aggregat

14:34 Guiding surface water to aquifers and building industrialization; ار Substance strategy

TEHRAN- IRNA- The head of the Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center cited the guidance of surface water to preserve the aquifers as well as the industrialization of the building, as two basic strategies to prevent the subsidence crisis.

13:32 Mohajerani: We have a duty to recapture 2 hectares of Miankaleh

A spokesman for the government, referring to the repeated emphasis on the leadership that environmental protection is the task of the sovereignty, said: "More than 5 hectares of mid -range lands are now available to petrochemicals and we have a duty to return Anfal."

11:31 Earth is headed toward several catastrophic climate 'tipping points,' study warns

These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.

10:32 The President ordered the stoppage of the Miankale Petrochemical Project

TEHRAN- IRNA- A government spokesman has announced the president's order to stop the Miankaleh Petrochemical Project.

09:23 Loss of great white sharks triggers domino effect down food chain, study shows


CAPE TOWN — South Africa’s False Bay was once known as a global hotspot for great white sharks. But within the span of a few years, between 2015 and 2019, this apex predator vanished from the area, leading to profound ecological changes, according to a new study. The study suggests that the disappearance of the […]

06:03 Earth Day 2025: Student artwork decorates the globe-shaped Sphere in Las Vegas

Earth Day activities in Las Vegas included the unveiling of winning student artwork selected to appear on the Exosphere of the Sphere.

05:26 Data discrepancies suggest Laos monkey smuggling persists, despite trade ban

BANGKOK — A new report published on Feb. 18 detailed widespread discrepancies in data provided from Southeast Asia’s long-tailed macaque breeding farms, highlighting how monkey trafficking is able to slip through the regulatory cracks put in place by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Although the report was published […]

04:43 Church pressure spurs scrutiny of Indonesian geothermal projects

ENDE, Indonesia — The governor of one Indonesia’s poorest provinces said it would pause development of new geothermal energy projects on the island of Flores, following an intervention by the Catholic Church. On April 4, East Nusa Tenggara Governor Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena said his administration would review all ongoing geothermal exploration on Flores Island, […]

02:24 Fifth whale found dead in waters of San Francisco Bay within a month

Another\u00a0dead whale was discovered in the waters of the San Francisco Bay, the fifth creature found in the area in less than a month.

02:00 Judiciary facing credibility crisis – HEDA

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre, on Tuesday, presented the fifth edition of its Leadership Approval Rating, highlighting Nigeria’s embattled judicial system and calling for urgent reforms to restore public trust. Titled “Voices for Justice: A Civic Lens on Nigeria’s Judicial System – Documenting Public Experiences, Opinions & Reform Demands,” the report reflects […]

01:38 CNN: Exploring and relocating hundreds of US environmental agency employees on land

New York- IRNA- CNN news agency said: The US Environmental Protection Agency started the process of expulsion and transportation of hundreds of employees on the day of the land; These people were active in areas that focused on environmental justice and diversity issues, equality and including diversity.

21:40 The President agreed to hold a summit to the Khuzestan Governor by holding a confrontation summit

Ahvaz - IRNA - The President has agreed to the Khuzestan Governor's suggestion to hold a regional summit on the creation of regional mechanisms to counter the crisis.

21:22 "AI+Government Affairs" enters the fast lane, how to deal with risks and challenges

"AI+Government Affairs" enters the fast lane, how to deal with risks and challenges

20:29 Mexican government looks to correct Tren Maya environmental damages

MEXICO CITY — Officials have acknowledged the environmental damage caused by Tren Maya, and say they’re exploring ways to restore cenotes and rainforests disrupted by the railway’s construction through the Yucatán peninsula. During a press event earlier this month, Environment Minister Alicia Bárcena said the government was looking at correcting some of the damage done […]

22/04 Environmental Protection Ministry issues high air pollution warning for most of Israel

Dust blowing in from Egypt has caused a high air pollution warning in the majority of Israel. Here's how you can best protect yourself.

22/04 The day of the pure land; "Waste" the most important pollutant on earth

Shiraz - Clean Earth Day reminds us to be more sensitive to earth and to keep it more likely to deliver the land to the future by maintaining it from contamination and using solar energy.

22/04 Milwaukee church saw opportunity to plant trees on empty land. Trump team saw DEI effort

A Trump administration review stalled funds from a Biden-era effort to plant trees across American cities in neighborhoods that lack tree cover.

22/04 Amazon illegal miners bypass enforcement by smuggling gold into Venezuela

Mongabay followed the steps of Adriano Aguiar de Castro, who, according to authorities, jumped from one gold laundering scheme to another and now is also involved with gold smuggling into Venezuela.

22/04 With deep-sea mining plans in limbo, Norwegian companies fold or dig in

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN, Norway — It’s been nearly five months since the Norwegian government paused its controversial plans to launch deep-sea mining in Arctic waters. This proposed industry aims to generate supplies of critical minerals, but critics say the […]

22/04 Badrinath Dham: Snowless Badrinath's peaks ... Signs of crisis, scientists are also concerned

The peaks of Badrinath Dham have already become snowless, scientists consider it a dangerous environmental signal. Scientists believe that early melting of snow will cause great side effects on glaciers. Until two decades ago, Badrinath Dham was covered with snow till April. By the last time of May, snow was seen in the peaks. But rising human activities and global ...

22/04 New EU plastic pellet rules greeted with caution

A coalition of leading European environmental groups has cautiously welcomed a “landmark” agreement by lawmakers in Brussels on new rules aimed at curbing a major source of microplastic pollution in the world’s oceans. The provisional deal, reached last week between the European Council and the European Parliament, introduces binding EU-wide legislation on handling plastic pellets […]

22/04 Pope Francis hailed as ‘unflinching global champion’ on climate crisis

Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacy

22/04 Government view to reduce fossil fuels/from motorcycle electricity to development of renewable power plants

TEHRAN- IRNA- Iran is a high potential country in renewable energy production, but many of the fuel is a fossil that has a lot of pollution. The 14th government is trying to develop renewable power plants aimed at reducing pollution as well as removing disruptions.

22/04 Sweeping cuts and deregulation imperil U.S. fisheries, experts warn

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on fisheries management and ocean governance under the second Trump administration, which took office Jan. 20. Part 1 looks at the potential impacts that cuts and deregulation at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could have on U.S. fisheries. Part 2 will look at the […]

21/04 The 2025 UN Forum on Indigenous Issues starts today and the environment is on the agenda

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Last Thursday, Hanieh Moghani, a legal scholar from Iran, was scheduled to attend a private meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York City with more than a dozen Indigenous experts from around the world. But Moghani was more than 5,000 miles away in Iran, waiting […]

21/04 15 years after the BP oil spill disaster, how is the Gulf of Mexico faring?

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, U.S. — Down past New Orleans lies Plaquemines parish, a narrow sliver of land at the tip of Louisiana that reaches southward like a finger pointing into the Gulf of Mexico. Past barbecue joints, a naval base, Baptist churches, white egrets, blue herons, and signs advertising items FOR SALE (live shrimp, empty lots […]

21/04 Meet the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Seven environmental activists from around the world will be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 21. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman Prize honors activists from the six inhabited continental regions. This year’s winners include a scientist and educator who fought illegal trafficking of Italian household waste to Tunisia; an electrical engineer […]

21/04 Mangroves mount a fragile green revival in Iraq’s toxic south

BASRA, Iraq — The air in Basra carries a strange weight: part saline mist from the nearby Persian Gulf and part acrid smoke from the towering oil refineries that loom over the southern horizon. Cracked riverbanks crumble into brackish water, where mangrove saplings now sprout in orderly rows. Their pale green leaves flutter under the […]

21/04 Dakahlia Governorate's plan to confront the two newspapers .. Merging them with the official hygiene system ... for a material in exchange for delivering garbage to recycling factories .. The phenomenon contributes to a deterioration

The phenomenon of nascents is one of the negative social phenomena that has spread in many regions in Egypt, including Dakahlia Governorate. The term "Nabashin" refers to people who dig in garbage or neglected areas to search for materials that can be reused or sold

21/04 For Earth Day 2025, list of America's Climate Leaders has grown significantly

The effort, released this year for Earth Day, is a three-year collaboration between USA TODAY and market research firm Statista.

21/04 Mari Luz Canaquiri, the Marañón River heroine, wins the Goldman 2025 award

President of the Federation of Indigenous Women Huaynakana Kamatahuara Kana dedicated the important award known as the 'Oscar Verde' in defense of the environment, to her people in Loreto and her ancestors.

21/04 Indonesia strengthens forest monitoring with new tool to meet EU deforestation law

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s efforts to ensure its commodity exports are free of deforestation are ramping up as the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, nears enforcement. One of the biggest challenges in meeting EUDR standards is traceability. To meet the regulation’s strict requirements, Indonesia is stepping up efforts to provide verifiable, real-time data that prove […]

21/04 Grassroots activists who took on corruption and corporate power share 2025 Goldman prize

Seven winners of environmental prize include Amazonian river campaigner and Tunisian who fought against organised waste trafficking

21/04 Indigenous river campaigner from Peru wins prestigious Goldman prize

Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari led a successful legal battle to protect the Marañon River in the Peruvian Amazon

21/04 Agroforestry can reduce deforestation, but supportive policies matter, study finds

Intensifying heat waves, extreme floods and forest fires have devastated parts of Southeast Asia in recent years, spurring experts and authorities to look for holistic solutions. Agroforestry, the practice of growing crops alongside useful trees and shrubs, is increasingly touted as one such solution that simultaneously addresses the biodiversity and climate crises while enhancing farmer […]

21/04 UK tourist appalled as bins overflow and rubbish piles up in European capital

EXCLUSIVE: A Brit who recently visited a European city adored by tourists was left shocked by the litter strewn across the streets.

21/04 Report alleges criminality in Cambodian, Vietnamese monkey trade

BANGKOK — Many long-tailed macaques imported into the United States from Southeast Asia were likely poached from the wild and then sold as captive-bred to medical research institutions, a recent report alleges. The 137-page report by Sandy River Research details “biologically impossible” birth rates at monkey-breeding facilities across Southeast Asia. It highlights contradictory claims made by […]

20/04 When is Earth Day 2025? What to know about the planet-centered holiday

Earth Day is on Tuesday. Here's what you should know ahead of the holiday.

20/04 Zhongshan AI empowers to create a new benchmark for environmental petition work

Zhongshan AI empowers to create a new benchmark for environmental petition work

19/04 Horror in Cornwall as 'poo and tampons' found in water off popular seaside town

Residents in St Ives have reacted with fury after brown, smelly liquid was seen in the area's seas following a period of heavy rain.

19/04 Maher: Environmental Laws Have Helped China Dominate Rare Earth Market

On Friday's broadcast of HBO's "Real Time," host Bill Maher said that one reason why China has control over the global rare earth minerals market is | Clips

18/04 Vital Mekong fish corridors tracked for first time, but funding cuts threaten future research

The first-ever acoustic telemetry network in the Mekong River has tracked key migration corridors critical to the survival of fish in Cambodia and Laos. To conduct the study, researchers caught fish from a dozen species and implanted them with small electric transmitters before releasing them back into the river. A network of receivers allowed the […]

18/04 Armed groups, cattle ranchers drove 35% rise in Colombia’s deforestation in 2024

The prediction came true: deforestation in Colombia increased in 2024 after two years of decline, just as the environment ministry had warned since April last year. The ministry announced that Colombia lost 1,070 square kilometers (413 square miles) of forest in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, when deforestation hit 793 km2 (306 mi2). Former […]

18/04 Illegal trafficking of siamang gibbons is a concerning and underreported crisis (commentary)

Siamangs are the largest of the 20 gibbon species, and belong to their own genus, Symphalangus. Distributed across Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and the southernmost part of Thailand, their unforgettable and emblematic call defines the soundscape of the hill forests in the region. Despite still having several population strongholds across their range, with their number likely […]

18/04 Historically Black colleges are promoting climate-resilient farming

Using grants from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, historically black colleges are researching sustainable farming practices.

18/04 Li Qiang signed the State Council Order to announce the "Decision of the State Council on Amending the Interim Regulations on Express Delivery"

Li Qiang signed the State Council Order to announce the "Decision of the State Council on Amending the Interim Regulations on Express Delivery"

17/04 Mongabay mourns the loss of Ochieng’ Ogodo, our East Africa Editor

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Ochieng’ Ogodo, Mongabay’s East Africa Editor, who died early Thursday morning in Nairobi, Kenya, at the age of 64. According to his family, Ochieng experienced sudden and severe chest pain around 2:00 a.m. local time and was rushed to Mama Lucy Hospital, where […]

17/04 Ecuador communities resist Canada-backed gold mine in sacred highlands

This is the first of a three-part series on underreported issues involving Canadian mining companies and Indigenous peoples or local communities. Read part one here. Shrouded in the lush vegetation of the páramo, the Andean tundra landscape, the quiet wetlands and moorlands of Quimsacocha in southern Ecuador are at the center of a dispute. Hortensia […]

17/04 ‘Trophies’ shared on social media reveal scale of mass bird slaughter in Lebanon

Every year, during the Northern Hemisphere spring and autumn, the skies over Lebanon are dotted with millions of birds on their epic migrations. From soaring Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) to charismatic white storks (Ciconia ciconia), more than 500 species of birds traverse the African-Eurasian flyway, which funnels over Lebanon, as they migrate between their breeding […]

17/04 Puerto Rico faces massive power outage. Why does this keep happening?

Puerto Rico's hurricane-battered power grid has suffered compounding crises including hurricanes and financial problems.

17/04 Indonesia raises concerns over EU deforestation law’s impact on smallholders

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has raised serious concerns over the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, saying it imposes a heavy administrative burden on smallholders while lacking clarity and consistency in its enforcement. When it comes into force at the end of this year, the EUDR will ban imports into the EU market of […]

17/04 Electronic noses "sniff" out the source of pollution companies. How can AI help ecological environment monitoring and supervision?

Electronic noses "sniff" out the source of pollution companies. How can AI help ecological environment monitoring and supervision?

17/04 How Mexican fishers are protecting an endemic oyster — and its ecosystem

Over the past few decades, the harvesting of the Cortez oyster in western Mexico’s Marismas Nacionales — or the Marshes Biosphere Reserve — in Nayarit state has shifted from suffering from a fishing crisis to seeing a successful effort in its reintroduction and breeding in the ecosystem. This region, known to be one of Mexico’s […]

17/04 Bolivian communities push back against foreign-backed lithium projects

Dionicio Colque, 42, has fond memories of growing up on the edge of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. It’s the world’s largest salt flat, spanning about 10,500 square kilometers (4,050 square miles). His family farmed potatoes on the outskirts of Colcha K, a community of around 1,000 residents in Nor Lípez province. But in around […]

17/04 AI uncovers how birds remix their songs over time

If you thought only humans had unique musical tastes that differed drastically across geographies and generations, think again. Researchers have long suspected that migration and population dynamics shape the musical repertoire of songbirds. Now, they have empirical evidence to back up this hypothesis. A new study published in the journal Current Biology provides insights into […]

17/04 Sweden panic as EU's new ban is sparking chaos in Nordic country

A new EU ban has led Sweden to collapse under tonnes of unprocessed textiles.

17/04 Donald Trump Scores Legal Win Over Judge Chutkan

The D.C. Court of Appeals has issued a partial stay on Judge Tanya Chutkan's ruling ordering Citibank to disburse billions of dollars for climate programs.

17/04 The shooting perpetrators were arrested in late

BUSHEHR- Police commander Deir said: "Dirly, the police were arrested in the" Bushehr "and Barakhni environmentalists in the Mand Protected Area.

17/04 Keir Starmer’s net zero surrender to EU ‘will raise bills for millions’

As Britain looks set to align with the EU on emissions, concern has been raised that Labour's 'reset' of relations with the bloc will only serve to ramp up energy bills and ruin the economy.

17/04 Shortlist for 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards revealed

Group of 27 Irish entrepreneurs, representing 24 companies with revenues in excess of €1bn and 4,000 staff, make the cut this year

16/04 Still no trial over Argentina cyanide mine spill, 7 years after officials were charged

This is the first of a three-part series on underreported issues involving Canadian mining companies and Indigenous peoples or local communities. Part two and three are coming soon. Seven years after an environmental administrator and three secretaries of the environment were charged with negligence that resulted in a toxic cyanide spill at Canadian miner Barrick […]

16/04 Breitbart Fight Club Roundtable: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin to Review 'Holy Grail of the Climate Change Religion'

EPA Chief Lee Zeldin said that the agency will review the what is considered the "holy grail" for the "climate change religion.

16/04 Plastic-eating seabird chicks show signs of organ failure and cognitive decline

For years, Jack Auty studied how inflammation in the human body drives diseases, ranging from stroke to sepsis to Alzheimer’s, at the Tasmanian School of Medicine. But a visit to a seabird colony five years ago, where he saw many dead sable shearwater (Ardenna carneipes) chicks washed up ashore with their guts full of plastics, […]

16/04 Fake documents, real deforestation drive global trade in illegal Amazon timber

“Everyone does it.” That’s how the representative of a sawmill described the practice of selling fake documents to illegal timber from the Brazilian Amazon as legitimate, a fraud known as timber laundering. The testimony was collected by a team from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a U.K.-based organization that fights environmental crime, during investigations into […]

16/04 Labour council leader squirms as he is quizzed about 'extraordinary sized rats’

BBC presenter Jonny Diamond told the politician the last place you'd think of is going to set up business is "rat-infested Birmingham."

16/04 Is the Mississippi River endangered? New ranking says iconic river at risk.

The river is threatened primarily by FEMA's uncertain future, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in Washington, D.C.

16/04 Over 1 in 4 Brits consider not paying water bill in sewage crisis

There has been uproar over water bill hikes despite pollution decimating the nation's waterways.

16/04 In an ancient Javanese sultanate, coastal women battle climate fallout

DEMAK, Indonesia — The Java Sea has pursued Sunarti for years, first submerging her birthplace in Timbulsloko village, before forcing the mother of two to flee inland on the northern coast of Demak district in Indonesia’s Central Java province. “I became unemployed,” the 53-year-old told Mongabay Indonesia. “The crops we planted wouldn’t grow. I asked […]

16/04 Exclusive--Breitbart Fight Club Roundtable: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Leading 'Largest Deregulatory Action' with Trillions of Dollars in Cuts

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Tuesday that the agency is leading what amounts to the "largest deregulatory action" ever.

15/04 Meteorological Warning for Dust in Tehran; Avoid unnecessary traffic

The Director General of Environmental Protection of Tehran Province, referring to the yellow warning of the Meteorological Office, announced the possibility of decreased air quality and increased concentration of suspended particulate matter on Wednesday and Thursday (April 1 and 2).

15/04 Diverse forests and forest rewilding offer resilience against climate change

When it comes to reforestation, planting a diversity of tree species could have a plethora of positive effects on forest health and resilience, climate mitigation and biodiversity. That’s based on research from the world’s largest tree-planting experiment, in China, and the world’s longest-running tropical forest planting experiment, in Panama. Florian Schnabel, lecturer and chair of […]

15/04 Measures in 2025 climate plan will be at centre of social and economic development, Government says

But campaigners criticise proposals as ‘largely ignoring data-centre growth and reliance on fossil-fuels’

15/04 Protecting the environment -- and growing business -- through regenerative agriculture

Whether called sustainable, climate-smart or regenerative, agricultural practices restore land health and address environmental impacts.

15/04 Action plan aims to save Asia’s leaf-eating monkeys amid ‘alarming’ declines

Primatologists and conservation organizations have launched a 10-year action plan to improve the outlook for langur monkeys in the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot, a region of Southeast Asia that spans Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. Asian langurs, a group of 20 species in the genus Presbytis, are in steep decline across Southeast Asia due […]

15/04 Tourists slammed for damaging Spain’s highest peak

The tension follows hunger strikes in 2024 in protest of mass tourism in Tenerife.

15/04 Sheinbaum’s energy agenda under fire as Mexican activists slam LNG megaproject

On Jan. 29, the sky above Mexico City’s Zócalo plaza was filled with the floating figures of giant balloon whales. Hundreds of people from the “Whales or Gas?” coalition protested in front of the National Palace over the Saguaro energy project, a massive pipeline planned by the government with U.S. energy company Mexico Pacific that […]

15/04 Fishing rights, and wrongs, cast small-scale South African fishers adrift

LANGEBAAN LAGOON, South Africa — Deon Warnick’s three chest freezers stood silently in his living room, lids open. Without any fish to keep frozen, he was using them as cupboard space instead. In his backyard stood a stack of empty fish crates, and his boat, in perfect working condition, rested on its trailer, which in […]

15/04 Keystone pipeline restarted after oil spill near North Dakota community

The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced on April 14 that South Bow restarted the pipeline at a reduced pressure.

15/04 The need to register Hormuz Island as a world geopark

Bandar Abbas- Hormuz Island's natural ecosystem has been exposed to various challenges, so it needs to be registered as a global geopark.

15/04 As big money wavers, Southeast Asia’s green startups fight to stay powered

In early March, Kevin Junker’s renewable energy startup, SmartSolar, which installs and manages rooftop panels for its clients, announced it had secured $1.85 million in its first round of venture capital fundraising, giving the Ho Chi Minh City-based firm a chance to tap into Vietnam’s rapidly growing demand for clean energy. The funds will go […]

15/04 Judges charged in Indonesian bribery scandal after clearing palm oil giants of corruption

JAKARTA — Prosecutors in Indonesia have charged four judges and two lawyers accused of bribery in a recently concluded trial involving palm oil giants Permata Hijau, Wilmar and Musim Mas. The Attorney General’s Office made a late-night announcement on April 13 that it had charged Jakarta-based judges Muhammad Arif Nuryanta, Agam Syarif Baharuddin, Ali Muhtarom […]

15/04 PETA Thanks Trump Admin for Phasing Out Animal Testing at FDA, EPA

PETA praised the Trump administration for working to end animal testing in the FDA and EPA, thanking them for "helping spare tens of thousands of animals each year."

14/04 Back to the skies: the unlikely comeback of one of Brazil’s rarest parrots

Parrots numbered 44460 and 44461 don’t know it yet, but they’re about to meet the human species — with all the trauma that entails. It’s late afternoon, yesterday’s rain has left a swamp on the ground and Leco has already dug his boots into the young guanandi tree, whose trunk he will climb to a […]

14/04 Illegal gold mining creeps within a kilometer of Amazon’s second-tallest tree

Illegal gold miners have been moving into Amapá in the wake of federal raids on mining hotspots in other parts of the Brazilian Amazon, including the Yanomami and Munduruku Indigenous territories.

14/04 Even the Gulf of Aqaba’s ‘supercorals’ bleached during 2024 heat wave

EILAT, Israel — Rugged red mountains tower over the aquamarine waters off Eilat in southern Israel. A group of divers plunges beneath the waves on a warm winter morning, bound for a crag encrusted with coral known as Japanese Gardens. The hypnotic reverie of the undersea world shatters with the shock of spotting a bone-white […]

14/04 Where war once raged in Iraq, Yezidi women plant hope

KHANKE, Iraq — In the wind-swept town of Khanke in northern Iraq, a fragile tree stands as a quiet symbol of resilience. Its slender trunk bends slightly in the dry breeze, its roots gripping soil once strewn with plastic waste. Beneath its shade, a group of women gathers: survivors of war, displacement, and unimaginable loss. […]

14/04 Tourists labelled a ‘disgrace’ as crowding engulfs Tenerife park

One of Spain's most iconic landmarks is becoming a victim of its own success.

14/04 Seychelles becomes first country to comply with fisheries transparency standard

In February, Seychelles became the first country to comply with an international standard that aims to make governments’ management of their fisheries more transparent. The goal of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) standard is to improve oversight and public accountability. Seychelles, with an exclusive economic zone of 1.37 million square kilometers (500,000 square miles), has an […]

14/04 Killed, dismembered and scattered: the Honduran father and son who made a stand against illegal logging

The country is the most deadly to be an environmental activist – and the brutal murders of Juan Bautista Silva and Juan Antonio Hernández are the latest in a long line of violent acts against defenders

14/04 ‘Heart of Borneo’ dams raze Indigenous forests for Indonesia green energy drive

MALINAU, Indonesia — Indonesia is pressing ahead with construction of a new network of dams in Borneo to power a major “green” industrial estate that will relocate Indigenous communities and cut into one of Asia’s largest stretches of intact rainforest. “Finding fish and animals has already become difficult,” Yusmarang, a member of North Kalimantan’s Punan […]

12/04 The huge lake that borders 2 countries and become the world's youngest desert

It once covered a whopping 68million square kilometers and had a bustling fishing industry - but a fateful decision has seen it mostly been reduced to an arid wasteland.

12/04 The 'world's richest island' that's now a 'destroyed and uninhabitable' paradise

Its brief period of extraordinary wealth came from mining, with huge deposits discovered by a British company in the early 20th century.

12/04 A global agreement to reduce ship emissions despite Washington's withdrawal

The member states of the Maritime Transport Agency have reached a historical agreement to reduce fuel emissions for the maritime sector, according to which fees will be imposed on ships that violate the standards of the agreement, and will reward those that use clean fuel.

12/04 Rachel Reeves 'driving farming to brink' while threatening nature protections

Farmers have staged several mass protests since the Chancellor's October budget.

12/04 Fury over 'filthy' River Thames putting Boat Race rowers at risk

Rowers in the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race have been warned the Thames is a health hazard

12/04 Barrage of news shows climate change policy is rapidly shifting under Trump administration

Spending cuts and directives questioning the reality and urgency of climate change have marked quick shifts in U.S. science policy.

12/04 Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that

Vultures have an image crisis and are among the least loved animals in the world. But conservationists in Africa are trying to change that and save endangered vultures by spelling out their incredible value — in monetary terms.

11/04 Trump EPA to Prioritize the Roll Back on Animal Testing

President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the direction of Administrator Lee Zeldin, is planning to roll back animal testing.

11/04 Award-winning film highlights lasting damage from X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO — Beneath Sri Lanka’s serene waters, a pearl oyster cherished her pearl, living in harmony. But disaster struck when a blazing ship sank, poisoning the sea. Entangled in debris, she lost her treasured pearl. Desperate, she started to search despite the waves and found glistening orbs. Believing she had recovered her lost pearl, she […]

11/04 Mongabay investigation spurs Brazil crackdown on illegal cattle in Amazon’s Arariboia territory

A Mongabay investigation that revealed an illegal cattle boom amid a record-high number of killings of Indigenous Guajajara has been cited by Brazilian authorities to remove thousands of head of cattle from the Arariboia Indigenous Territory in the Amazon Rainforest.

11/04 Nature protection is part of fundamental law in Amazon countries

One unusual characteristic of Latin American nations is their proclivity to adopt new constitutions that reflect periodic swings in political philosophies. These documents are notable for their length and the proliferation of sections addressing specific issues. Pan Amazon nations have relatively recent constitutions, and all have at least one article that obligates the state to […]

11/04 The colonial ghosts of Uganda’s ‘Queen Elizabeth’ park

In 1889, the British journalist Henry Morton Stanley stumbled out of the forests of Central Africa into the town of Katwe, a settlement on the shore of a sulfurous volcanic lake. The lake’s vast deposits of salt were famed across the region, drawing traders and making Katwe a desired prize. The Basangora, local pastoralists known […]

11/04 South Carolina man pleads guilty to illegally selling sperm whale teeth and bones

The Justice Department said Lauren DeLoach, 69, would instruct suppliers to label shipments as \

11/04 PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows

Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

11/04 Elon’s creepy White House act

Are you insufficiently loyal?

11/04 Singapore biobank offers backup plan for pangolins

SINGAPORE — A cloud of condensation rises as Shangari Sekar, the assistant laboratory manager for Mandai Wildlife Group, carefully lifts a ladle filled with vials from the center of a cryo tank. She moves slowly as the cargo is precious: within the vials are the genetic building blocks for pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on […]

10/04 Outrage erupts over massive sewage spill that flowed for 366 days

There is huge anger about the state of the nation's waterways amid customer water bill hikes this month.

10/04 Coexistence with Europe’s carnivores is possible (commentary)

Few people working in wildlife conservation in the 1980s could have imagined a future where breeding wolf packs roam the Netherlands and Denmark — but this is now part of Europe’s new reality. Over the last 30 to 40 years, European wildlife has undergone a dramatic transformation. Conservation laws, like the Bern Convention and the […]

10/04 Indigenous aguaje tree climbers bring down profits in Peru’s Amazon — sustainably

The large leaves of the aguaje, a tropical palm tree that grows in the peatlands and other seasonal wetland areas in tropical South America, form a rounded crown on its head from which its oval-shaped fruits hang heavily in bunches from December to June. When the reddish maroon reptilian-looking fruits are ready for harvest, trained […]

10/04 Fuming Brits demand number plates and insurance for all cyclists

A man who claims to have been hit three times by cyclists wants bikes to have number plates and riders to be insured.

10/04 Cornwall dealt huge blow as massive infrastructure project is axed

Carbon capture plans have been scrapped following concerns surrounding the impact of chemicals on marine wildlife.

10/04 In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home

UGGUBSENI and ISBERYALA, Guna Yala, Panama — “Our ancestors fought for this land,” says Jair Goporas, 21. He leans forwards into the dim glow of a bare bulb, his eyes shining from a face streaked with red and black paint. “Our ancestors told us: Don’t forget what happened here.” In a square just outside the […]

10/04 How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share

About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to less than 2,000 people. But it’s not the people that draw Nik Sekhran’s eye. “I enjoy watching the African oystercatchers,” says Sekhran, chief conservation officer at World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Big black birds with […]

10/04 Chaos of Trump tariff war throws US recycling industries into uncertainty

The recycled materials industry, a net exporter, is watching Trump's escalating tariff moves with concern.

10/04 "Air Cover monopoly" .. What is the climate debts? How do you appreciate?

Climate debt is a financial estimate when it constituted a real monopoly of the atmosphere by the northern countries in order to develop it during decades, which is supposed to provide compensation to the countries of the south that cause less damage to the environment and the climate.

10/04 Indonesia bets on ‘reuse’ to curb plastic waste and build a circular economy

JAKARTA — With the Islamic month of Ramadan now over, a familiar sight has returned to the streets of daytime Jakarta: street vendors serving up chicken porridge, and everyone from office workers to delivery drivers perched on plastic stools around the steaming carts, digging into a bowl of the congee-like breakfast staple. As with most […]

10/04 Dugong numbers plummet amid seagrass decline in Thailand’s Andaman Sea

Unprecedented numbers of emaciated dugongs have washed up dead along Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast over the past three years, prompting marine scientists to urgently investigate what’s driving their decline. Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) recorded an average 42 dugong (Dugong dugon) fatalities in 2023 and 2024 — more than double the annual […]

10/04 Green activist group is pausing work after backlash by investors

Dutch group Follow This says it will not file any resolutions against oil and gas companies this AGM season

10/04 Snared, skinned, sold: Brutal March for Indonesia’s Sumatran tigers

ROKAN HULU/PADANG/CENTRAL ACEH, Indonesia — In separate incidents in early March, officials across three Indonesian provinces rescued a critically endangered Sumatran tiger with its leg amputated, arrested six people for butchering another of the big cats, and detained five suspects in rural Aceh allegedly selling tiger body parts. The spate of arrests began on March […]

09/04 Photos: The volunteers standing guard at one of Nepal’s human-wildlife frontiers

BARDIYA, Nepal — Ram Raj Dhakal, 22, jolts awake to an alert on his phone. A wild elephant has strayed into a village near Thakurdwara, on the fringes of Bardiya National Park. At 11 p.m. in Nepal’s southern jungles of Bardiya, the air is finally cool after a scorching day, carrying the scent of damp […]

09/04 How communities in sacrifice zones suffer environmental injustices in Mexico, Chile, Nigeria and Indonesia (analysis)

Across continents, “sacrifice zones” resemble wounds carved deep into the fabric of our planet. These are regions where ecosystems and livelihoods have been ravaged by fossil fuel and other industries that promise progress but leave devastation in their wake. These are places where big business and transnational corporations are contaminating the rivers, darkening the skies, […]

09/04 DHS waives environmental laws to quickly fill gaps in California’s border barriers

“This waiver is another cynical attack by the Trump administration on border communities and wildlife, who deserve the same protections that prevail everywhere else in the country,” said Laiken Jor…

09/04 Hormozgan jewelry at risk of environmental negligence

Bandar Abbas- Hormozgan, with its unique and unique ecosystem, has witnessed the adverse environmental events, most of which are due to the negligence of some officials.

09/04 Honduras pays the climate cost as its forests disappear and storms rise

TOCOA, Honduras – On a rainy November day in 2024, Storm Sara, a slow-moving tropical cyclone, struck Honduras, claiming at least six lives and displacing more than 6,000 people. Along the country’s northern coast, trees were bent or broken, roads turned into brown rivers, and houses were torn apart and swept away. Sara was one of […]

09/04 A company tried to bring back the dire wolf. Is it the start of 'Jurassic Park'?

Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.

09/04 Scientists team up for Snapshot USA nationwide mammal survey

Javier Monzon has been deploying camera traps for close to two decades. He likens retrieving the equipment and the data to opening a present. “You just don’t know what’s inside until you look,” Monzon, associate professor of biology at Pepperdine University in California, told Mongabay in a video interview. In 2023, Monzon had an opportunity […]

09/04 After decade of delays, pressure mounts on Indonesia to pass Indigenous rights bill

JAKARTA — Rights activists have lambasted Indonesia’s parliament for delaying yet again a long-awaited Indigenous rights bill — stuck in limbo for more than a decade — even as communities continue to lose millions of hectares of land and face criminalization for defending their ancestral territories. The bill is widely seen as a crucial step […]

09/04 For scandal-ridden carbon credit industry, Amazon restoration offers redemption

As REDD projects around the world face setbacks, restoration projects in the Amazon are flourishing as a means of reviving market confidence in forest-based carbon credits.

09/04 For AI to lead, Trump wants to revive coal

For AI to lead, Trump wants to revive coal

09/04 Climate activist found guilty of defacing Degas exhibit in National Gallery of Art

A member of Declare Emergency, a climate activist group known for eye-catching protests, was found guilty of defacing a Degas exhibit in Washington, DC

08/04 As Acapulco’s mangroves disappear, Mexico takes strides to protect its coastal forests

In the Mexican port city of Acapulco, in southwestern Guerrero state, human activities have put so much pressure on the most important lagoons that the mangrove areas in this city have been severely damaged by urbanization and made more vulnerable to damage from hurricanes. Some mangroves are even on the path to disappearing, according to […]

08/04 Trump's EPA Reconsidering Safety of Adding Fluoride to Drinking Water

President Donald Trump's EPA, led by Administrator Lee Zeldin, is reconsidering the safety of adding fluoride to drinking water.

08/04 What pushes Indigenous Munduruku people to mine their land in Brazil’s Amazon?

This is part three of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Read part one here and part two here. Part four and five are coming soon. Indigenous people recruited by illegal miners in Brazil’s Munduruku Indigenous Territory complicated government efforts to control the spread of illegal […]

08/04 It’s up to each of us to help save life on Earth – I love this challenge | Bob Brown

Taking action against species extinction can be risky but it’s better than surrender

08/04 National forests face the hatchet as Trump administration boosts logging

A new policy opens 58% of U.S. national forests to logging by rolling back environmental protections.

08/04 Africa's largest lake is turning green and it's a big problem for 47m people

Concern has grown over the appearance of the spectacular body of water, which has seen a proliferation of tiny organisms called cyanobacteria which give the waters a deep green hue - and can be deadly.

08/04 Funding freeze threatens global reforestation and restoration efforts

Global reforestation and forest restoration efforts are facing a serious setback due to the recent U.S. foreign aid freeze. The sudden halt in funding has left projects around the world scrambling for alternative resources, jeopardizing years of progress. Without consistent funding, ongoing projects face the threat of scaling back or shutting down entirely, increasing the […]

08/04 Colombia’s green transition should be inclusive: Interview with Susana Muhamad, former environment minister

BOGOTÁ — In June 2022, Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla member, was elected as Colombia’s first avowedly leftist president, promising to fight inequality, bring “total peace” to the country, and dismantle the fossil fuel industry.  After Petro took office, Colombia became the first major oil-producing country to join the treaty initiative to eliminate fossil fuel […]

08/04 Bangladesh witnesses coastal erosion, salinization as tourism tramples a flowering vine

The once-common beach morning glory vines (Ipomoea pes-caprae) have slowly been disappearing from Cox’s Bazar beach in southeastern Bangladesh, especially at the more popular tourist destinations like Laboni, Kolatoli and Sugandha beach points. Experts and studies indicate excessive footfall on the beach — which is destroying the coastal ecosystem — is leading to the morning […]

07/04 How cultural and religious beliefs combine for snow leopard conservation (commentary)

In November 2023, at 4 a.m., four snow leopards made their way into Mingmar Gurung’s livestock corral in Dhakmar village, Mustang district, Nepal. Hearing the goats’ commotion so early in the morning, Mingmar ran toward the corral. The scene was heartbreaking: out of the 190 goats, snow leopards had killed 77. In the morning, villagers […]

07/04 Dire wolf returns from extinction? Company reveals 'magic' it's using to bring back species

Colossal, the company looking to bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction has born three dire wolves, an animal extinct for 13,000 years.

07/04 European Commission slammed for 'opaque' funding of NGOs

The EU’s audit office has demanded greater transparency over EU funding contracts for non-profit civil society organisations, despite finding no evidence during a year-long probe of any wrongdoing by either NGOs or European Commission officials. #EuropeNews

07/04 Conserving vultures in Southern Africa may provide substantial economic gain: Report

Vulture populations in Southern Africa are dwindling, yet the birds could bring large economic benefits to the region, according to a recent report by the NGO BirdLife. Assessing the “value” of vultures in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, researchers found that the ecosystem services they provide are worth around $251 million per year for the three […]

07/04 Uzbekistan launches Aral Culture Summit to tackle the Aral Sea crisis

At the 2025 Samarkand Climate Forum, Karakalpakstan introduced the Aral Culture Summit to spotlight recovery, history, and future development beyond the environmental crisis of the Aral Sea.

07/04 Indonesia’s peatlands face growing flood risks amid widespread degradation

JAKARTA — Nearly half of Indonesia’s peatlands are vulnerable to flooding due to degradation caused by unchecked exploitation, with 6 million hectares (15 million acres) — an area twice the size of Belgium — classified as highly vulnerable, according to a new report. The report, by peatland watchdog Pantau Gambut, examined three peatland-rich regions of […]

07/04 What do CITES data tell us about the legal wildcat trade?

Ancient Egypt’s feline gods, embroidered tigers on Chinese textiles, lions in Southern Africa’s San cave paintings and jaguars symbolizing military prowess in Mesoamerican cultures — all of them show how wildcats have penetrated human folklore and fascination. “These cats are historically and culturally very important to people across the globe,” says Gareth Whittington-Jones, director of […]

07/04 Fury in seaside town as locals at war with tourists hogging parking spots

A group of residents living near The Leas in Folkestone, Kent, have said nuisance parking is a persistent issue and human waste has even been left behind by holidaymakers

06/04 Brazil is speeding-up forest fire prevention to avoid dangerous tipping points in the Amazon (commentary)

Brazil is facing an alarming surge in forest fires. Last year, the country registered 237,000 fires and over 30.8 million hectares of vegetation were consumed by flames—an area the size of Italy. This represented a 79% increase in areas burned compared to 2023. The Amazon rainforest bore the brunt, accounting for 58% of the total burned area. The threat of more fires during the 2025 fire […]

05/04 Ed Miliband ignores outrage to give go-ahead to wind turbines

The Energy Secretary has approved plans for dozens of turbines as tall as the Eiffel Tower to be built, called Rampion 2.

05/04 Cacique Raoni asks Lula da Silva to feature oil projects in the Amazon

The indigenous leader and symbol of the struggle of peoples from Brazil and environmental preservation, Cacique Raoni, today asked the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who wages oil exploration plans in the Amazon.

05/04 Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants

05/04 US military takes an abrupt turn after decades of climate change research

The Trump administration has signaled the military won't be focusing on climate change, a move that follows decades of climate research.

05/04 What next for climate activism now Just Stop Oil is ‘hanging up the hi-vis’?

After three years, thousands of arrests and a state crackdown on protests, the group is ending direct action after a polarising campaign

04/04 So long to Biden’s ‘environmental justice’ scams — Team Trump is tackling REAL threats to water, air

For too long, politicians and bureaucrats have been fleecing the public purse under the guise of “environmental justice” — a favorite leftist buzzword. 

04/04 Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon

Villagers in Cameroon have denounced the use of tear gas by authorities to break up their protest on March 25 against the replanting of oil palm trees by the plantation company Socapalm on disputed land in the country’s southwest. Residents of the village of Apouh à Ngog say the land should have been returned to […]

04/04 Lithium Triangle mining may strain water sources more than expected, study says

Global demand for lithium is expected to increase by nearly 500% over the next few decades, as countries invest more in batteries and electric vehicles meant to reduce their carbon footprint. But lithium also brings its own environmental concerns, putting stress on freshwater supplies in the desert areas where the mineral is most common. Measuring […]

04/04 Colombian farmers switch from coffee to cacao as temperature and prices soar

RISARALDA, Colombia — “Before, anyone who wanted to grow cacao at 1,200 or 1,500 meters [3,900 to 4,900 feet] altitude was considered crazy,” says Orlando Quintero Gonzales, an agronomist in Colombia’s Eje Cafetero, or the Coffee Axis. “Today, with climate change reshaping agricultural landscapes, these altitudes could become optimal for this crop.” As small-scale farmers […]

04/04 A historic highway overpass for animals cost nearly $100 million and is almost done

When completed next year, the overpass will allow all manner of wildlife to freely cross over one of the nation's busiest highways.

04/04 Will science and culture unite to revitalise the Aral Sea Region?

By combining the power of art, culture, design and ecology, does the Aral Culture Summit have the potential to transform not just the landscape of crisis-hit Karakalpakstan, but even the way we approach environmental regeneration?

04/04 Huge North Sea ship crash revelation as key failing before collision exposed

A fatal collision at sea has left a trail of destruction and unanswered questions. Delve into the preliminary report that sheds light on a crucial oversight.

04/04 Prince William takes his Earthshot Prize to Brazil as Palace give update

Prince William is also set to attend the COP climate conference in Belem, Brazil, as he intends to use the platform to spread urgent optimism.

04/04 Prince William drops big news alongside Aussie stars

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04/04 Timber! Bless you: Video shows Georgia tree releasing plume of pollen when cut down

Construction crews in Southern Georgia caused a cloud of pollen when a tree was cut down in a dramatic video.

04/04 Farmers turn to living ‘yam sticks’ to grow their crop and spare the forest

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, the yam thrives in a tropical belt across West Africa, with outliers in the Caribbean and some Asian countries such as Japan. In 2023, nearly 90 million metric tons of yam were produced globally, according to […]

03/04 After outcry, Brazil Supreme Court nixes proposal for mining on Indigenous lands

Brazil's Supreme Court backed down and withdrew its proposal to open up Indigenous territories to mining and economic activities from a controversial bill that critics say violates the Constitution.

03/04 Uttarakhand’s extreme weather wreaks havoc on crops, livelihoods & futures

Rita grew up in a small village in Uttarakhand with mountains forming the backbone of her childhood. In a recent call with her sister, she laughed, repeating a little rhyme they used to recite as school-going children: January mein jarjar, February mein farfar aur March mein paper (January is spent shivering, February flies away briskly […]

03/04 Iran called for the formation of the Brix Green Innovation Fund

At the 11th meeting of the Brex Environment Ministers, the Islamic Republic of Iran proposed to form the Brix Green Innovation Fund.

03/04 Betting on future forest carbon storage endangers Paris Agreement targets

Banking on the capacity of global forests to continue storing huge amounts of carbon could put the Paris Agreement climate targets out of reach and incur huge economic costs. That’s the warning expressed in a new modeling study which finds the ability of forests to absorb and permanently store carbon dioxide is not a given, […]

03/04 Amid fuzzy data, scientists urge monitoring of Hong Kong’s tokay gecko trade

Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko), named after their characteristic “to-kay” calls, are among the largest geckos in the world and inhabit rainforests and human-modified landscapes across South and Southeast Asia. As nature’s pest control, they are vital to the ecosystem, and their bright spots are favored in the pet trade. But for many humans, these colorful […]

03/04 Groundwater overuse puts Brazil’s river flow at risk, study finds

In many parts of Brazil, rivers may be losing water to the ground instead of gaining from it. A recent study found that groundwater levels in several regions are lower than those of nearby rivers, pulling river water underground. This shift, potentially driven in part by intensive pumping of groundwater, could reduce streamflow and have […]

03/04 Behold Sunny and Gizmo: Babies of beloved California bald eagles Jackie and Shadow named

The Friends of Big Bear Valley revealed the winning names for Jackie and Shadow's eaglets. Area elementary school students chose the names Sunny and Gizmo.

02/04 Maltese Falcon Poachers: European hunters endanger Egypt’s birds

Mongabay and TheShift co-published a set of edited versions of this investigation. As the sun hung low over the Nile, casting golden ripples across the water, we navigated Lake Nasser. The air carried whispers of wings overhead, the soft rustle of migratory birds seeking refuge during their epic winter journey from Europe to Africa. In […]

02/04 Photos: Inside the ritual to reconnect Colombia’s Indigenous Nasa people to nature

PANCE, Colombia — Ofelia Opocué’s life has been shaped by loss, she says. Twenty-three years ago, the FARC gave her family an ultimatum: leave their fertile land in Toribío, in Colombia’s southwestern Cauca department, within 72 hours or become part of their armed group. The family chose to flee, leaving behind cornfields, livestock and, what […]

02/04 An oil-rich West African island offers decades of insight into the wild meat trade

The volcanic island of Bioko, about 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, northwest of mainland Equatorial Guinea, is carpeted in lush green tropical rainforest. This forest is home to many endemic animals, including Bioko drill monkeys (Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis), listed as endangered, and black colobus monkeys (Colobus satanas satanas), critically endangered. Interspersed in the landscape are […]

02/04 Ground-level ozone pollution poses growing threat to planetary health

Kilometers above the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer protects humanity and all life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. But in the troposphere, at ground level, this gas can wreak havoc on planetary health in myriad ways. As temperatures increase due to climate change, the ozone problem is forecast to worsen in many parts of […]

02/04 Link +｜Inspector's Sword Guarding the Green Water and Green Mountains

Link +｜Inspector's Sword Guarding the Green Water and Green Mountains

02/04 Peruvian fishers sue for additional compensation after big December oil spill

In the early hours of Dec. 22, 2024, fishermen working in the Talara Sea in northern Peru hauled in their nets. But instead of the day’s catch, they found oil impregnating their gear. Hours later the disaster was confirmed: The tide had moved a huge oil spill northward, and it had now coated 10 kilometers […]

02/04 Longer periods of drought threaten Brazilian amphibians

Brazil is home to the world’s greatest diversity of amphibians: Of the more than 8,000 species known worldwide, some 1,200 are found in the country, mainly in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes. But their future is at risk due to longer dry periods in their habitats. Drought and amphibians are not a viable combination: […]

02/04 Rare polar bear cub footage offers crucial conservation insights

To a layperson, it’s footage of adorable polar bear cubs with their moms against the backdrop of endless Arctic snow. For researchers who study the animals, however, it’s a rare and incredibly important observation that could potentially inform conservation strategies. Scientists have captured rare footage of female polar bears emerging from maternal dens with their […]

02/04 New strategy launched to protect Tanzanian biodiversity hotspot

Conservationists have launched a 20-year-long project to protect what is arguably Tanzania’s most biologically rich landscape: the Udzungwa Mountains. The strategy places notable emphasis on communities living here, with more than half of its budget allocated to social and economic projects and managing human-wildlife conflict. The Udzungwa Mountains’ evergreen forests, woodlands and grasslands ar

02/04 Promoting the culture of environmental protection in the community must start from school

The environment is one of the most important issues in the world, which is essential in various societies, especially in Islamic societies.

02/04 Ministers to overhaul avoid 'green tape' to avoid £100m 'bat tunnel' saga

A review of environmental guidance has made several recommendations to remove duplication, ambiguity or inconsistency.

02/04 Introducing 6,000 unhealthy centers to judicial authorities

According to the Ministry of Health's daily report on Nowruz inspections, more than 6,000 unhealthy centers were introduced to the judicial authorities.

01/04 Colombia’s coffee farmers try to balance innovation and tradition to adapt to climate change

CHINCHINA, Colombia — “Before, the seasons seemed etched into the calendar, with well-defined periods of drought and rain. Today, the climate has gone completely mad!” says coffee grower Oscar Gomez from his farm nestled in the mountains of Colombia’s Eje Cafetero, or the Coffee Axis. Climate change is profoundly disrupting coffee production in Colombia, the world’s […]

01/04 154 caves registered in Türkiye, 30 mammal types and endemic creatures were discovered

As a result of the studies carried out by the General Directorate of Protection of Natural Heritage, 154 caves registered as nature assets, various species, including 30 mammal types and endemic creatures, were discovered.

01/04 As US agroforestry grows, federal funding freeze leaves farmers in the lurch

Agroforestry, the ancient agricultural system of integrating trees and shrubs with crops and livestock, has seen a revival in recent decades in the U.S. Around the country, agroforestry projects have sprung up, bolstered by federal grants like the Department of Agriculture’s Climate-Smart Commodities program. Federal agencies have also partnered with nonprofits to provide training and […]

01/04 Bangladesh continues promotion of biodegradable bags amid battle against polythene

On a busy morning in November 2024, a dramatic scene unfolded in a supermarket in Banani, Dhaka. Government officials, armed with security personnel, launched a joint operation to crack down on the widespread use of plastic bags. As the supermarket employees wrapped goods in the familiar crinkling plastic, officers moved in, ready to seize the […]

01/04 Panic in Spain as holiday spots on jellyfish alert after 7,000 needed treatment

Spain is facing an unexpected threat that seems only to be getting worse - and it could prohibit holidaymakers swimming in some of our favourite shores.

01/04 Supermarket shoppers buying avocados given unwelcome message

The popular fruit is under threat from climate change as growing regions are shrinking.

01/04 A Kichwa women collective uses ecotourism to safeguard Ecuador’s Amazon

For members of the Sani Warmi collective in Amazonian Ecuador, the day begins before sunrise. They tend to the chacra — their agroforestry garden — and harvest plantain, yuca, palm heart and bijao leaves. They feed the cachama fish in the tanks and catch some of them. Throughout the day, they will receive at least […]

01/04 MEPs reject call to halt funding for environmental NGOs 

In a knife edge vote, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted down an objection jointly tabled by the conservative European People’s Party (EPP) against continued funding of civil society campaign groups. #EuropeNews

01/04 Colombia’s women clam collectors protect Pacific mangroves and mollusks

In the green-fringed inlet of Bahía Málaga, tucked along Colombia’s Pacific coast in the department of Valle del Cauca, Marlin Valencia’s melodic voice drifts among the tangled roots of the mangrove trees. As she sings, she crouches down and swirls her glove-covered hand in the soft mud, searching for piangüa (Anadara tuberculosa), a small black-shelled […]

01/04 Picking these 5 wild flowers could land you with a £5k fine

Hefty penalties apply to Brits picking five popular varieties of flowers which are protected by law.

01/04 Smuggling networks exploit migrant debt to fuel tiger poaching in Malaysia, study shows

Fewer than 150 Malayan tigers remain in their home range of Peninsular Malaysia. Poaching to supply an illegal trade in their body parts is a major threat to the survival of this critically endangered subspecies of tiger, Panthera tigris jacksoni. A new study details a link between the trafficking of people and Malayan tiger parts: […]

01/04 Bali tightens rules for tourists

Bali has doubled down on its zero-tolerance approach to unruly tourists, particularly those who break the law, after tightening its rules for international visitors last week.

31/03 UK delays to environment law have led to massive deforestation, report says

In 2021, the U.K. appeared to be making serious strides against illegal deforestation when lawmakers introduced “forest risk” regulations on imported commodities like beef, soy, palm oil, cocoa, coffee and rubber. But critics have said the rules are surprisingly weak, requiring another round of legislation to be effective. Lawmakers have spent the last four years […]

31/03 Administrator Lee Zeldin Shutters Multi-Million Dollar EPA Museum

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday announced the closure of the agency's little visited $4 million EPA museum.

31/03 PNG’s Torricelli Mountains teem with life — and the risk of extinction

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge near the modern-day island of New Guinea that would one day form the Torricelli Mountains. And in this ancient, slow-motion reordering of Earth’s crust, life inevitably layered on top of the substrata to form […]

31/03 Brazil plans new Amazon routes linking the Pacific & China’s New Silk Road

Brazil’s plans to build ports and roads to help move grains, beef and iron ore from the rainforest echo a development vision that dates back to the military dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s.

31/03 ‘Substantial’ transshipment reforms adopted at North Pacific fisheries summit

Fishing vessels can often work long periods at sea without coming to port, thanks to the practice of transshipment, in which catches are transferred at sea to carrier ships called reefers. But the practice can also obscure the origins of catch and is often associated with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Transshipment, though criticized […]

31/03 Madagascar highway pushes on through controversy

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — The Malagasy government is pushing ahead with a controversial highway linking Antananarivo and the port city of Toamasina, 260 kilometers (162 miles) away. Construction has already begun on the first section, which passes through the ecologically sensitive Anjozorobe Angavo forest corridor as well as near a UNESCO-listed monument to the Merina people, […]

31/03 Belize’s natural heritage deserves even stronger conservation strategies (commentary)

Belize is widely regarded as a global leader in conservation, home to vast rainforests, diverse wildlife and the second-largest barrier reef in the world. The country has implemented protected areas, community-led conservation initiatives and sustainable tourism models, yet its national parks remain under increasing pressure from deforestation, expanding agriculture and unregulated development. Th

31/03 How a young beekeeper’s initiative brought hope and profit to Sierra Leone communities

In 2022, little did Aruna Bangura know that observing the changing environment and land use practices around his community would make him start beekeeping. The area just outside Tiwai Island, a protected wildlife sanctuary spread across 1,200 hectares (2,900 acres) in Sierra Leone, had a dearth of bees, he found. “I observed that the bee […]

31/03 Chain-link fencing protects livestock from big cat attacks in Tanzania: Study

NAIROBI ― For the last two decades, Matambire Mgemaa, a pastoralist in southern Tanzania in the environs of Ruaha National Park, nighttime has meant staying vigilant to protect his goats, sheep and cattle from lion and leopard attacks in an area that is home to 10% of the world’s wild lions. “This [is] a hectic […]

31/03 Describe the details of the National Working Group on Air Pollution Reduction

The head of the National Center for Air Air and Climate Change outlined the details of the National Air Pollution Reduction Working Group's approvals to determine the task of executive agencies and ways to control air pollution.

31/03 Smallholder agriculture blossoming with the use of renewables in Africa

KIREHE, Rwanda — Victor Ndwaniye, a smallholder farmer from Nasho, a small lakeside village in Kirehe district in eastern Rwanda, used to irrigate his vegetable farm by collecting water in a bucket and pouring it onto the fields. However, since 2020, the father of six has been using a new solar-powered irrigation system on his […]

31/03 Terrifying moment truck erupts in flames

Terrifying footage has emerged of the moment a truck cabin burst into flames on a major Melbourne freeway on Monday afternoon.

31/03 They capture 38 subjects for illegal mining in Trujillo: seized goods total S/96 million

The detainees include Peruvian and foreign citizens, who face legal procedures for their crimes associated with illegal mining.

31/03 ‘Living in fear’: Tesla abuse has officially spiralled out of control

Rising protests against Elon Musk and his Tesla brand across the US have had a human cost with one woman revealing how she is “living in fear” after her car was attacked.

30/03 Sink or swim time for Salton Sea? Momentum builds for pricey lake restoration

California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed it of past glory.

30/03 The gorgeous islands in Europe where the sun won't set from April until August

The midnight sun "colours the sky in reddish-yellow hues," making the landscape look like a long sunset and sunrise rolled into one.

29/03 Enjoy leisurely staying at home, install "AI brain" on home appliances

Enjoy leisurely staying at home, install "AI brain" on home appliances

29/03 From the death of the oldest Siberian tiger of Iran to the sacrifice of the Siahkli environment

The death of the oldest Siberian tiger of Iran in the Eram Zoo and the rescue and rescue of a puppy in Neka was one of the news in the field of environment in August.

29/03 Mysterious sloth bear deaths raise alarm at Sri Lanka’s largest national park

Wilpattu, SRI LANKA – After a fruitful safari at Wilpattu National Park, wildlife photographer Rohan Fonseka and his colleagues ventured toward the Maradanmaduwa area, hoping to catch a glimpse of a sloth bear. Their luck held as a full-grown bear emerged from the dry zone forest, offering rare and memorable photo opportunities. But what seemed […]

28/03 The effort to save Syria’s northern bald ibis population failed, but much can be learned (analysis)

The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is included in the list of the most genetically and evolutionarily unique creatures of the world. Five centuries ago, it was widespread from Southern and Central Europe to Northern Africa and the Middle East. Since then, it has […]

28/03 Siamese crocodile release into the wild marks conservation milestone in Cambodia

In a conservation milestone, 10 Siamese crocodiles were released this month into Cambodia’s Virachey National Park for the first time, as part of a decades-long effort to save the critically endangered species. The Siamese crocodile is one of the world’s rarest crocodilians, with less than 1,000 individuals estimated to be surviving in the wild. The […]

28/03 AI black technology explodes AWE2025 home appliance companies compete for a new intelligent track

AI black technology explodes AWE2025 home appliance companies compete for a new intelligent track

28/03 DEP hits Queens woman, 86, with $22K water bill she says is mistake — but which could make her lose her home

State Senator John Liu left, Margaret McGowan, 86, Center, and State Assembly Member Ed Braunstein stand outside of McGowan’s home. She’s getting soaked. An elderly Queens resident coul…

28/03 Deep-sea miner TMC seeks U.S. approval, potentially bypassing global regulator

Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) has announced it “initiated a process” with U.S. regulators to apply for both exploration and exploitation licenses, potentially circumventing the international regulator. TMC’s process with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration falls under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980 (DSHMRA), which was established […

28/03 Melt madness: Arctic sea ice shrinks to record springtime low

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of the world.

28/03 Exclusive -- Rep. Scott Perry Proposes to Abolish Renewable Fuel Standard

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) proposed legislation to abolish the renewable fuel standard (RFS), believing it has only harmed the environment and raised gas prices.

28/03 In Pakistan, sea level rise & displacement follow fisherfolk wherever they go

On a chilly night in February, Umar Dablo, a resident of Pakistan’s southern coastal city Karachi, spent three nights in his flooded house after seawater gushed out from the ground. “For three days, my kids and I remained standing,” he told Mongabay during a recent visit to his place in the Rehri Goth neighborhood in […]

28/03 Kenya’s cities adopt Miyawaki method to restore lost ecological glory

NAIROBI, Kenya — Many African cities are now characterized by deafening traffic noises and suffocating gas emissions, and are becoming limitless concrete jungles as urbanization takes hold and human settlements squeeze out natural forests. But, in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi, a unique restoration technique known as the Miyawaki method is restoring local ecosystems, which […]

28/03 Panama conducts large illegal fishing bust in protected Pacific waters

Panamanian authorities seized six longliner vessels on Jan. 20 for fishing illegally in protected waters. They also opened an investigation into an additional 10 vessels that surveillance data showed had apparently been fishing in the area but left by the time authorities arrived. The seizures took place in the Cordillera de Coiba, a marine protected […]

28/03 I was an independent observer in the Greenpeace trial. What I saw was shocking | Steven Donziger

Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trial

28/03 North America faces a sprawling 'pollinator crisis,' study says

New research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.

28/03 Community-based conservation cuts thresher shark fishing by 91% in Indonesia: Study

JAKARTA — A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of catches of the globally endangered species, a new study shows. For decades, the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) has been a primary target for small-scale fishing communities in Alor Archipelago of Indonesia’s East […]

28/03 Large pharmaceutical companies against the EU: Who should pay the treatment of urban wastewater?

Pharmaceutical and cosmetic actors have resorted to European courts to contest a directive that forces them to finance at least 80% of the treatment designed to eliminate micropolists from urban wastewater. View on Euronews

27/03 Ed Miliband branded a 'clown' as he caves in to Just Stop Oil

EXCLUSIVE: Just Stop Oil have announced they're "hanging up the hi-vis" after Ed Miliband gave them what they wanted.

27/03 Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests

EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules

27/03 Polar sea ice continues steep decline; but will a troubled world notice?

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet increasingly vulnerable to the cascading effects of global warming. This March, the Arctic sea ice winter maximum reached its lowest extent in the 47-year satellite record, while the Antarctic sea ice summer minimum […]

27/03 Researchers find new killifish species in Kenya

NAIROBI ― A new killifish species, scientifically known as Nothobranchius sylvaticus, has been documented in seasonal swamps of Kenya’s ancient Gongoni Forest, research shows. In a study published this month in the Zootaxa journal, scientists from Canada, France, Kenya and South Africa say the fish species’ survival is compromised by the severely restricted and declining […]

27/03 Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international relations.

27/03 Why reusing your towel won't save the planet — and what actually might

The travel industry doesn't make it easy to decipher greenwashing from real sustainability efforts. Here's how travelers can figure it out.

27/03 Just Stop Oil to ‘hang up the hi-vis’ after three years of climate action

Final gathering in April will mark end of street protests although campaign to continue ‘in courts and prisons’

27/03 Balearic Islands panic as Ibiza has just years to make key decision

Ibiza is running out of room for its rubbish and has less than four years to come up with a solution, which could involve its neighbour, Majorca.

27/03 Indiscriminate pesticide use threatens Bangladesh honeybees

In February, during the flowering time of black cumin (Nigella sativa), beekeeper Pavel Hossen set up an apiary on leased barren land adjacent to farmer Abdul Hakim’s crop field in Kazirhat of Shariatpur, a district under Dhaka division and an emerging hub of spices, including the black cumin seeds. Pavel deployed Apis mellifera honeybees to […]

27/03 Colombia creates landmark territory to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups

Colombia has created a first-of-its-kind territory meant to protect a group of Indigenous people living away from regular contact with the rest of the world. Located in the southern department of Amazonas, the over 1-million-hectare (2.7-million-acre) territory stretches between the Caquetá and Putumayo Rivers that the uncontacted Indigenous Yuri-Passé people call home. It’s the country’s […]

26/03 29-foot-long humpback whale found dead on South Carolina 'met some trauma' before death

After samples were collected, the whale was buried since it was \

26/03 Beyond reforestation, let’s try ‘proforestation’

Edward Faison, an ecologist, stood quietly in a patch of forest that stretched for miles in all directions. Above him, the needles from white pine trees swayed — common in the Adirondack Forest Preserve in northern New York state. He stepped past downed wood and big, broken snags, observing how the forest functioned with minimal […]

26/03 Peru’s rare peatland swamps at risk as illegal gold mining expands

Hidden within the Amazon Rainforest are rare, carbon-rich ecosystems known as peatlands, a type of swamp forest that’s key to combatting climate change through its capacity to absorb and store carbon. But in the mining hotspots of Peru, these peatland swamps are rapidly disappearing, one study has found. In Madre de Dios, in southeastern Peru, […]

26/03 Devastating flood forces relocation of 10,000 tortoises at Madagascar sanctuary

ANTANANARIVO — In January, severe flooding caused by two cyclones severely damaged Itampolo’s Lavavolo Tortoise Center, located in Ampanihy on the southwest coast of Madagascar. The center is managed by the Turtle Survival Alliance and is dedicated to caring for rescued tortoises. Radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata) and spider tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides), both critically endangered species

26/03 Expedition links Antarctic glacial melting to climate catastrophe in Brazil

In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass are emerging. Fish and penguins have begun to migrate south in search of colder regions. Even rain, an unthinkable phenomenon until recent times, now falls on this part of the […]

26/03 A century later, a rare mushroom with a curious shape emerges in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO — In July 2023, heavy rains continued in southern Sri Lanka for days, soaking the lush greenery of the village of Hapugala in Galle. Amid the downpour, journalist and naturalist Sajeewa Wijeweera received an unexpected call — not from the wild, but from just across his garden. His wife, Sirangika Lokukaravita, had spotted something […]

25/03 Photos: Ethiopian farmers blend tradition, innovation to sustain centuries-old agriculture

KONSO, Ethiopia — As the first light of the morning sun breaks over the hills of Konso, Kawadaya Oldisha, 45, begins his daily routine of inspecting his terraced fields. His family’s small plot, located on the steep slopes of this UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Ethiopia, is where they grow millet, beans and various […]

25/03 Pirates of the Pacific terrorize artisanal fishers on the Peruvian coast

It’s November, springtime in Cancas, a coastal community in northern Peru, and the sea is calm; it only gets rough at the beginning of summer, which in the Southern Hemisphere falls at the end of the year, and in the last days of August. In the afternoons, when the sky is purple, the tide goes […]

25/03 Drowned lands and poisoned waters threaten Peru’s campesinos and their livestock

Ever since the Upamayo Dam on Peru’s Lake Chinchaycocha was built in 1932, floods have become a frequent occurrence in the area for several months a year. From January to May, entire homes and pasturelands are swallowed whole by water, forcing campesino families to migrate with their livestock to higher ground. But there’s something else […]

25/03 Why oil companies may not love Pres. Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' agenda

President Donald Trump is seeking lower energy costs for U.S. consumers. His policies may affect oil and gas companies' profit margins.